Arming and Training the IRA
IRA arms bunker, Killakee, Co. Dublin, c. 1921
HA:2009.15.2
HA:2009.15.2
IRA arms bunker, Killakee, Co. Dublin, c. 1921
Activities at an IRA arms bunker around Killakee, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, around the time of the Truce. A group of 39 men standing on the steps of the ruins of Killakee House, un-uniformed, armed with rifles. Arms including 30 Lee Enfield rifles, two Lewis machine guns, four Thompson machine guns, ten Mauser pistols (Peter the Painter), all displayed on the steps in front of them.Location:
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